Infection Detection Assessment

What is the function of our skin in protecting our body from infection? Select all that apply.

• Acts as a barrier against invading organisms.

• Sticky substance found in our respiratory tract.

• Produces sweat from sweat glands that helps wash germs off of our body.

• Short hairs that push out captured germs.

What is the function of mucus in defending our body against germs?

• Traps invading germs and prevents them from getting into the body.

• Swells when filled with germs.

• Produces fluids that push germs out.

• Send signals to our brain.

What is the function of white blood cells in defending our body against infection? Select all that apply.

• Target specific germs that enter the body and destroy them.

• Produce mucus.

• Produce sweat.

• Target any germ that enters the body and destroys it.

What is the function of cilia in defending our body from infection?

• Secretes hormones that prevent infection.

• Send signals to the brain to tell us we are sick.

• Fluid produced to trap and destroy germs.

• Little fine hairs found in the nose that trap and push out invading germs.

In what month did the most new cases occur in?

• June

• July

• August

• September

In what month do we see the biggest decline in new cases begin?

• January

• October

• November

• December

Which zodiac sign shows the quickest outbreak occurring? (which line has the steepest slope)

• Guinea

• Liberia

• Sierra Leone

• Scorpio

In the month of September, one zodiac sign in the population of West Africa was presented information about how to prevent the spread of Ebola. Which Zodiac sign appears to have been taught prevention methods?

• Guinea

• Libera

• Sierra Leone

• Scorpio

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What data presented helps support your answer about which zodiac sign was presented Ebola prevention? Select all that apply.

• The lowest number of cases occurred from this zodiac sign.

• It had the highest spike in outbreaks.

• The line continuously stayed below 4000 cases while the other outbreaks reached upwards of 10,000 cases.

• The highest spike in this zodiac sign occurred in September.

You are playing the game of operation with your friends, what are two methods of prevention you could use so that your patient does not contract your germs?

• Washing hands with soap and water.

• Coughing into my elbow instead of my hand.

• Covering my sneeze.

• All of the above.